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Balsamic Lamb Chops with Tomato Salad

Hot lamb chops tossed in a balsamic, mint and chilli marinade as they rest, served with a salad of ripe tomatoes, shallot and capers in a creamy anchovy dressing.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on20 min
  • Total20 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 8lamb chops
  • 1 tbspvegetable oil, for frying
  • to tastesea salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the balsamic marinade

  • 1 clovegarlic
  • 2 tbspbalsamic vinegar
  • 1 pinchchilli flakes
  • 5 gmint leaves

For the salad

  • 1banana shallot
  • 1 tbspcapers, small, heaped
  • 200 gcherry tomatoes, golden and red, on the vine
  • 10 gflat-leaf parsley, leaves
  • 2 headsLittle Gem lettuce, leaves separated

For the anchovy dressing

  • 6 tbspmayonnaise
  • 3 tspanchovy paste
  • 1½ tbspred wine vinegar

Contains

  • Egg
  • Soy
  • Fish
  • Mustard
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Anchovy
  • Grapes
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Shallot
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Lettuce
  • Parsley
  • Mint
  • Black and white pepper
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Lamb and mutton
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)
  • Capers

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Crunchy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Under 30 min total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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